tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9235710.post92988824753490817..comments2023-10-28T04:44:38.066-04:00Comments on An Indiana Hoosier in the Land of the Rising Sun: J's Book Report: "First into Nagasaki"Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459818138041450681noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9235710.post-17823337105663329972007-12-08T03:24:00.000-05:002007-12-08T03:24:00.000-05:00"I could not understand why a cultured, literate p..."I could not understand why a cultured, literate people could be blind sided by Hitler."<BR/><BR/>It's not that hard. Just tell the population, who is suffering some sort of (real or perceived) hardship, that the gays/Jews/commies/Muslims are the source of all our problems and the rest will take care of itself.<BR/><BR/>We've barely dodged that bullet a number of times in our history - against Germans and Italians in the first two decades of the 20th century, against Japanese during WWII, the Red Scare, and now the militarists carrying on about the "Islamofascist threat."Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459818138041450681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9235710.post-70431178000409771912007-12-06T21:19:00.000-05:002007-12-06T21:19:00.000-05:00Good write, enjoyed reading it. When I was statio...Good write, enjoyed reading it. When I was stationed in Berlin, I could not understand why a cultured, literate people could be blind sided by Hitler. No easy answer in any case. Every people will "posture" some to build their case. Too bad the guys who put the Sarin in the subway weren't so considerate. Think the muslim extremist who get get their hands on a nuke won't use it? Not on Japan but they will use it on "their Great Satan".<BR/><BR/>Your thoughts well put and well taken, though I'd ad my 2 pence.<BR/><BR/>-dAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com